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Good: An item in used but good condition. If you want to record or author high-definition content or record TV shows, you'll need a system beefier than the basic requirements. Interface Once everything is installed and you reboot, there will be no fewer than 16 items listed in the Nero 8 folder within Windows' Programs menu. This is a complicated package that can be confusing to navigate.

The StartSmart screen is the best place to start. The ketchup-color interface of older versions of Nero is gone, replaced by more subtle bluish and gray tones with a list of topics that feels better organized than the sliding bar from Nero 7. The organization is helpful, as each of these menu items takes you to collections of applications whose names you may not understand.

RSS feeds near the bottom of the screen will show updates from Nero, but we wish it were easier to add our own feeds there, for instance, to display the latest videos shared through MyNero. The flame icon in the lower-left corner connects to other Nero 8 applications.

SecurDisc lets you digitally sign and recover data, and it can make bootable Linux discs--no more DOS. There's also a free one-month trial of Nero Mobile. Nero can convert files to MPEG-4 and other formats you prefer.

Once you dig a bit deeper, however, you can easily get lost within Nero's many applications. For instance, when we tried to toy with creating backups, Nero closed the StartSmart window and took us to the entirely different BackItUp interface. We had to close that window for StartSmart to pop up again. However, some users might like this approach because it keeps fewer windows open on your desktop.

A similar thing happened when we selected options from the Home Entertainment menu, which froze our PC. We had to use the Windows Task Manager to reach the otherwise self-explanatory setup interface of Nero Home. Behind StartSmart, the look, feel, and features of the various programs remains largely the same. You can add chapters and markers to high-definition videos.

There's a decent photo editing application, too. Nero BackItUp enables you to copy and create recovery discs, schedule periodic data backups, and so on.